Lesson Y223.4
Y223.4 The end of the Cold War 1984–1995 Quiz: OCR History, Unit 2
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Lesson Y223.4, The end of the Cold War 1984–1995: 20 multiple choice questions for the OCR History (H505), Unit 2: Unit group 2: Non-British period study, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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Which policy was introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev to restructure the stagnating Soviet economy?
- Glasnost
- Gosplan
- Perestroika
- Demokratizatsiya
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Which Gorbachev reform promoted greater openness and freedom of speech in the Soviet Union?
- Detente
- Glasnost
- Perestroika
- Ostpolitik
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In which year did the Berlin Wall fall, symbolising the end of Cold War divisions?
- 1987
- 1991
- 1989
- 1993
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Which landmark 1987 treaty eliminated an entire class of US and Soviet nuclear missiles?
- SALT II
- SALT I
- START I
- INF Treaty
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In which year did Soviet forces complete their full withdrawal from Afghanistan?
- 1991
- 1993
- 1985
- 1989
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Who became Poland’s first non-communist Prime Minister following free elections in 1989?
- Wojciech Jaruzelski
- Lech Wałęsa
- Tadeusz Mazowiecki
- Alexander Dubček
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Which independent trade union movement played a major role in ending communist rule in Poland?
- Solidarity
- Civic Forum
- Charter 77
- New Forum
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In which year was Germany officially reunified following the collapse of East German communism?
- 1990
- 1989
- 1992
- 1991
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What name was given to the peaceful transition of power in Czechoslovakia in 1989?
- Carnation Revolution
- Orange Revolution
- Prague Spring
- Velvet Revolution
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Who was elected as the first democratic President of the Russian Federation in June 1991?
- Boris Yeltsin
- Leonid Brezhnev
- Eduard Shevardnadze
- Mikhail Gorbachev
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In which year did hardline Soviet communists attempt an unsuccessful coup against Mikhail Gorbachev?
- 1991
- 1989
- 1990
- 1993
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In December of which year was the Soviet Union officially dissolved?
- 1991
- 1989
- 1990
- 1993
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Which communist leader was overthrown and executed during violent uprisings in Romania in December 1989?
- Erich Honecker
- Nicolae Ceaușescu
- Gustav Husak
- Todor Zhivkov
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Which informal name described Gorbachev’s policy allowing Warsaw Pact nations to choose their own internal affairs?
- Monroe Doctrine
- Brezhnev Doctrine
- Sinatra Doctrine
- Truman Doctrine
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Which nuclear arms reduction treaty was signed by George H. W. Bush and Gorbachev in July 1991?
- SALT II
- ABM Treaty
- START I
- SALT I
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Which 1995 peace agreement ended the civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Geneva Accords
- Paris Peace Accords
- Helsinki Accords
- Dayton Agreement
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Which northern republic declared independence from Yugoslavia alongside Croatia in June 1991?
- Slovenia
- Serbia
- Montenegro
- Macedonia
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What major economic crisis affected the Soviet Union throughout the 1980s, worsening consumer shortages?
- Stagnation
- Deflation
- Deregulation
- Hyperinflation
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In which Swiss city did Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev hold their first summit meeting in 1985?
- Geneva
- Reykjavik
- Moscow
- Washington
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Which 1986 nuclear disaster in Soviet Ukraine highlighted severe failures in Soviet secrecy and administration?
- Three Mile Island
- Chernobyl disaster
- Kyshtym disaster
- Fukushima disaster
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